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| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 17, 2026 | WBEZ | Old Town School of Folk teacher Ted Johnson, who shared ‘magic’ of music with decades of students, has died | https://www.wbez.org/obituary/2026/10/17/old-town-school-of-folk-teacher-ted-johnson-obituary-music-chicago-history | Theodore “Ted” Johnson, an instructor at the Old Town School of Folk Music since the day it opened in 1957, died Saturday. He was 98. Johnson was an ongoing presence at the legendary music school throughout his life, first as an instructor for more than 40 years and then returning … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 17, 2026 | WBEZ | Rising mortgage rates and home prices sidelining buyers but now is the time to purchase, report says | https://www.wbez.org/housing/2026/10/17/mortgage-rates-home-prices-sidelining-buyers-purchase-redfin-report | Hopeful buyers poured into open houses across the North Side over the summer. Some real estate agents reported nearly 100 people touring their listings. But Keller Williams One Chicago Realtor Tommy Choi had less than 30 people recently visit his listing in Lincoln Park, one of the city’s hottest real … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 17, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Chicago crime: 4 hurt in Little Village drive-by mass shooting, police say | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/little-village-mass-shooting-10-17 | #### The Brief * * Four people were injured in a drive-by mass shooting in Little Village on Friday night. * All four victims were hospitalized but in good condition, police said. * The gunman fled in a white sedan. **CHICAGO** \- Four people were injured in [ a drive-by … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 17, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Chicago civil rights leader Al Raby is memorialized with a street dedication | https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2026/10/17/chicago-public-schools-civil-rights-leader-al-raby-segregation-woodlawn-street-dedication | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][130] * [ Facebook ][131] * [ Bluesky ][132] * [ Email ][133] * [ Reddit ][134] * [ Flipboard ][135] Katanya Raby said she didn’t know the late civil rights leader Al Raby as the “big, larger than life … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 17, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Handful of competitive suburban races rev up November General Assembly elections | https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2026/10/17/chicago-suburbs-elections-illinois-general-assembly-senate-house-darby-hills-republican-nabeela-syed-democrat | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][122] * [ Facebook ][123] * [ Bluesky ][124] * [ Email ][125] * [ Reddit ][126] * [ Flipboard ][127] A pair of suburban races for Springfield lawmakers are competitive fights heading into the Nov. 3 election, even as … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 17, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Bears-Falcons: What To Watch For | https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2026/10/17/bears-falcons-what-to-watch-for-sunday-ben-johnson-dandre-swift-tyson-bagent-caleb-williams-bijan-robinson-nfl | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][112] * [ Facebook ][113] * [ Bluesky ][114] * [ Email ][115] * [ Reddit ][116] * [ Flipboard ][117] Breaking down what to expect Sunday when the [ Bears ][118] visit the [ Falcons ][119] : ### **WHEN … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 17, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Dear Abby: Daughter with grudges makes herself hard to love | https://chicago.suntimes.com/dear-abby/2026/10/17/dearabby-today-dear-abby-daughter-with-grudges-makes-herself-hard-to-love | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][104] * [ Facebook ][105] * [ Bluesky ][106] * [ Email ][107] * [ Reddit ][108] * [ Flipboard ][109] **DEAR ABBY:** I have three grown children and seven grandchildren. I have solid relationships with my oldest and youngest, … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 17, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | How we photographed the Chicago Marathon | https://chicago.suntimes.com/photography/2026/10/17/how-we-photographed-the-chicago-marathon | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][93] * [ Facebook ][94] * [ Bluesky ][95] * [ Email ][96] * [ Reddit ][97] * [ Flipboard ][98] This week’s top photo comes from Assistant Photo Editor Pat Nabong. Follow her on [ Instagram ][99] . ### … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 17, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Hate comes for South Asians — again | https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2026/10/17/south-asian-hate-indians-hindu-temple-aurora-trump-alexandros-paporakis-rummana-hussain | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][67] * [ Facebook ][68] * [ Bluesky ][69] * [ Email ][70] * [ Reddit ][71] * [ Flipboard ][72] I’ll never forget the burning sensation prickling across my face as I overheard condescending laughter when my mother, an … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 17, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Thrifting is for need, not for greed | https://chicago.suntimes.com/letters-to-the-editor/2026/10/17/thrifting-affordability-race-sophie-cunningham-dijonai-carrington-death-penalty-flock-union-trump | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][30] * [ Facebook ][31] * [ Bluesky ][32] * [ Email ][33] * [ Reddit ][34] * [ Flipboard ][35] I grew up as the youngest of nine children in a household where my parents worked modest jobs, stretching … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 17, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Which Chicago neighborhood feels like a small town? Here's what you told us | https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago/2026/10/17/chicago-neighborhood-feels-like-small-town-what-you-told-us | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][22] * [ Facebook ][23] * [ Bluesky ][24] * [ Email ][25] * [ Reddit ][26] * [ Flipboard ][27] We asked readers which Chicago neighborhood feels like a small town? Here’s what you told us, lightly edited for … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 17, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Rising mortgage rates and home prices sidelining buyers but now is the time to purchase, report says | https://chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/2026/10/17/mortgage-rates-home-prices-sidelining-buyers-purchase-redfin-report | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][11] * [ Facebook ][12] * [ Bluesky ][13] * [ Email ][14] * [ Reddit ][15] * [ Flipboard ][16] Hopeful buyers poured into open houses across the North Side over the summer. Some real estate agents reported nearly … |
| View Article | 7:01 a.m. | October 17, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Sunday starts a crucial 5-day test for Bears coach Ben Johnson and his QB | https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2026/10/17/bears-falcons-ben-johnson-caleb-williams-5-day-test-coach-quarterback-nfl | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] Sunday’s humiliation at Lambeau Field was the Bears’ worst loss since Week 2 last year, when Ben Johnson lost … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | October 17, 2026 | ABC Local | Drive-by shooter injures 4 people as they leave building in Little Village, police say | https://abc7chicago.com/post/little-village-chicago-shooting-last-night-4-injured-drive-west-26th-street-south-pulaski-road-cpd-says/19947271/ | CHICAGO (WLS) -- A drive-by shooter injured four people on the city's Southwest Side on Friday night, Chicago police said. Police said the shooting happened just before 11:15 p.m. near West 26th Street and South Pulaski Road in the Little Village neighborhood. ### [ ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | October 17, 2026 | ABC Local | 'No Kings' protests happening across Chicago area Saturday ahead of midterms | https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-no-kings-protest-locations-rallies-donald-trump-ice-happening-evanston-arlington-heights-more/19947348/ | CHICAGO (WLS) -- The "No Kings" movement returns to the Chicago area on Saturday ahead of the November midterms. A number of events will be held with a focus on early voting and protecting the vote. ### [ ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch ][9] One … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | October 17, 2026 | ABC Local | Man dies after being hit by 2 vehicles near Sugar Grove intersection, police say | https://abc7chicago.com/post/sugar-grove-news-today-pedestrian-dies-being-hit-2-vehicles-parkway-cross-street/19947385/ | SUGAR GROVE, Ill. (WLS) -- A man died after being hit by two vehicles near an intersection in the west suburbs on Friday night, police said. Sugar Grove police said officers and fire officials responded to the area of Sugar Grove Parkway and Cross Street around 9 p.m. ### [ … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | October 17, 2026 | ABC Local | Cedar Lake police release video of car wanted in hit-and-run that seriously injured 15-year-old boy | https://abc7chicago.com/post/cedar-lake-indiana-police-release-surveillance-video-car-wanted-hit-run-injured-15-year-old-boy/19947461/ | CEDAR LAKE, Ind. (WLS) -- Northwest Indiana police released video of a car they believe seriously injured a 15-year-old boy in a hit-and-run crash on Thursday night. Cedar Lake police said the teen was running across West 133rd Avenue, near Oakdale, when a driver hit him and continued westbound toward … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | October 17, 2026 | CWB Chicago | Man beat homeless victim to death 2 days after being removed from ankle monitor, prosecutors say | https://cwbchicago.com/2026/10/man-beat-homeless-victim-to-death-2-days-after-being-removed-from-ankle-monitor-prosecutors-say.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=man-beat-homeless-victim-to-death-2-days-after-being-removed-from-ankle-monitor-prosecutors-say | ![][3] _Mateusz Mysliwiec (Chicago Police Department)_ A Northwest Side man who has been arrested five times this year is now charged with first-degree murder, accused of beating a homeless man to death in Belmont Cragin just two days after being removed from electronic monitoring. Mateusz Mysliwiec, 35, was ordered jailed … |
| View Article | 7 a.m. | October 17, 2026 | CWB Chicago | Man gets 8-year sentence for burglarizing five homes, robbing woman who confronted him | https://cwbchicago.com/2026/10/north-side-burglar-gets-8-year-sentence-for-five-home-break-ins-robbery.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=north-side-burglar-gets-8-year-sentence-for-five-home-break-ins-robbery | ![][1] _Malcolm Junious and the locations of the burglaries and robbery he was charged with. (Chicago Police Department, Multiplottr)_ A 33-year-old man with a lengthy criminal history has been given an eight-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to burglarizing five North Side homes and robbing one of his victims. Malcolm … |
| View Article | 1:01 a.m. | October 17, 2026 | WBEZ | 4 Chicago area congressional offices receive suspicious letters amid wave of preelection threats | https://www.wbez.org/news/2026/10/16/4-chicago-area-congressional-offices-receive-suspicious-letters-amid-wave-of-preelection-threats | The offices of four Democratic state representatives each received suspicious letters Friday. Reps. Brad Schneider, Mike Quigley, Robin Kelly and Jan Schakowsky reported being sent the letters in a broader wave of threatening packages mailed to congressional and state election offices nationwide ahead of Election Day in November. The reports … |